Houston 2009 - Page 2

>Howdy!
>Do we then decide that award-winning singers, actors, artists
>can no longer win awards because they have their trophies?
>"You've already won Olympic medals so no more contests for you!"
>"Fire the race car drivers because they've already had their moments
>in the winner's circle." "Sorry, rodeo stars, you've had your ride,
>take your ribbons and go home." "All you Winners: beat it! No repeats!!"
>Perhaps the same quilters keep winning the awards because they
>keep entering their finest work. And they do work at it, don't they? ;-)
>R/Sandy- I think I remember saying, "sometimes 'adequate'...isn't"

> Howdy!
> Do we then decide that award-winning singers, actors, artists
> can no longer win awards because they have their trophies?
> "You've already won Olympic medals so no more contests for you!"
> "Fire the race car drivers because they've already had their moments
> in the winner's circle." "Sorry, rodeo stars, you've had your ride,
> take your ribbons and go home." "All you Winners: beat it! No
> repeats!!"
> Perhaps the same quilters keep winning the awards because they
> keep entering their finest work. And they do work at it, don't they? ;-)
> R/Sandy- I think I remember saying, "sometimes 'adequate'...isn't"
> On 10/18/09 7:16 PM, in article
> eqbnd5doitj5ddrv42kkrodqvrtc1tprf9@4ax.com,
>>> Am I the only one who sort of wonders why the "giants" of the quilting
>>> world are still competing, still sort of soaking up the top spots in
>>> the big competitions? I mean, I'm seeing names on the winners' list
>>> (and truly amazing art that just knocks my socks off) who I consider
>>> in a league of their own; they'll be written up in art history books
>>> Sunny
>> Part of me is thinking that they should "retire" at least for awhile
>> after so many wins or at least take a break. But then I realize that
>> this is how they make their name and their $.
>> Since it is not as though any of them are in the way of my winning
>> anything, I guess I'm not going to worry about it.
>> Mary
>

>Good analogies, Sandy. When I saw the pictures of the Houston winners, I had
>a reaction similar to Sunny's. I started debating with myself: Should there
>be a category for "professional" quilters and another for "the rest of us"?
>But how would we determine who fell into the category of "professional"?
>That would open a whole 'nother can of worms!
>After reading your post, though, it hit me that it becomes a matter of
>finding the venue that is best for your own skill level. I'll never win an
>Academy Award for my acting talent, because I don't have any, but I can take
>part in local productions if that's what I want to do. I'll never win an
>Olympic medal or even be considered for an Olympic slot, because my athletic
>abilities are somewhat lacking, but I could join a local softball team and
>maybe win a championship. My niece's husband would probably never make it in
>NASCAR, but this year he won the local championship for his class of racing.
>The same thing goes for quilting - if we have an desire to compete or show
>our work, we need to find a venue where we can do that. No, I'll probably
>never have a quilt accepted into a major show like Houston or Paducah (or
>Des Moines, since the AQS show is there next week!), because I'll probably
>never create a work of art like the winners in that type of show. But I can
>enter my best work into our local shows - might win an award at one someday,
>but maybe not.
>In spite of knowing my own limitations, I'll probably never stop dreaming
>that the next fabrics I pick out for my own masterpiece will somehow turn
>into the most glorious quilt ever seen and the quilting world will be
>clamoring at my door just to have the opportunity to see it, touch it, take
>a picture of it! Hey, it's not going to happen, but I can still dream. :-)

> That's interesting Louise. Here, the largest quilt show, the one at the
> NEC in August, does have the professional/amateur division. The
> criteria are very clearly set out. They would force me to enter as a
> professional (quite rightly I suppose), because I teach occasional
> workshops, write articles and have published the book. But, I don't
> enter there, because none of my writing work improves my abilities as a
> quilt-maker. The quilts I make sometimes get a judges choice note at a
> show; and just once a category winner; but not usually. So, I am
> happier at that level - and stick to those shows - still national, but
> not with the pro/am division.
>
> Mind you, I haven't done any show quilts for a couple of years!
> .
>
>> Good analogies, Sandy. When I saw the pictures of the Houston winners, I had
>> a reaction similar to Sunny's. I started debating with myself: Should there
>> be a category for "professional" quilters and another for "the rest of us"?
>> But how would we determine who fell into the category of "professional"?
>> That would open a whole 'nother can of worms!
>>
>> After reading your post, though, it hit me that it becomes a matter of
>> finding the venue that is best for your own skill level. I'll never win an
>> Academy Award for my acting talent, because I don't have any, but I can take
>> part in local productions if that's what I want to do. I'll never win an
>> Olympic medal or even be considered for an Olympic slot, because my athletic
>> abilities are somewhat lacking, but I could join a local softball team and
>> maybe win a championship. My niece's husband would probably never make it in
>> NASCAR, but this year he won the local championship for his class of racing.
>>
>> The same thing goes for quilting - if we have an desire to compete or show
>> our work, we need to find a venue where we can do that. No, I'll probably
>> never have a quilt accepted into a major show like Houston or Paducah (or
>> Des Moines, since the AQS show is there next week!), because I'll probably
>> never create a work of art like the winners in that type of show. But I can
>> enter my best work into our local shows - might win an award at one someday,
>> but maybe not.
>>
>> In spite of knowing my own limitations, I'll probably never stop dreaming
>> that the next fabrics I pick out for my own masterpiece will somehow turn
>> into the most glorious quilt ever seen and the quilting world will be
>> clamoring at my door just to have the opportunity to see it, touch it, take
>> a picture of it! Hey, it's not going to happen, but I can still dream. :-)
>
> --
> Best Regards
> pat on the hill

repeated! However, it doesn't really need to be for me >g<.

>Howdy!
>Pat, I saw that last quilt you put into big competition in Paducah;
>delightful! The pics are somewhere in this computer... .
>This gallery includes SAQA, works that have not been shopped to all the
>quilt shows: http://quilts.com/home/index.php
>"Emerging Artists" - we have many here. ;-)
>R/Sandy